Term Name: neocortex
Synonyms: cerebral neocortex, homogenetic cortex, homotypical cortex, iso-cortex, isocortex, isocortex (sensu lato), neocortex (isocortex), neopallial cortex, neopallium, nonolfactory cortex, nucleus hypoglossalis
Definition: An area of cerebral cortex defined on the basis of cytoarchitecture that have six layers. Starting from the cortical surface the layers are: molecular layer (I), external granular layer (II), external pyramidal layer (III), internal granular layer (IV), internal pyramidal layer (V), and multiform layer (VI). Neocortex is most prominent in the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe, less so in the cingulate gyrus, the parahippocampal gyrus and the insula. It is composed of two subdivisions: true isocortex and proisocortex (Carpenter-83)(NN)
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001950]

Relationships
is part of: cerebral cortex
has parts: cortex of cerebral lobe lateral occipital cortex layer of neocortex neocortex basket cell posterior parietal association areas proisocortex superior parietal cortex
is a type of: regional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest